About IMKT

The International Mathematical Knowledge Trust (IMKT) was created as a step towards a global digital mathematics library with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

The principal investigators, under its 2015 remit, are associated with the Global Digital Mathematics Library Working Group (GDML WG) of the International Mathematical Union’s Committee on Electronic Information and Communication (IMU CEIC).

The IMKT was legally constituted in May 2016 in Waterloo, ON Canada under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.

Preamble

The International Mathematical Knowledge Trust (IMKT) Charter, one for a new international non-profit organization, was drafted by the Global Digital Mathematics Library Working Group (GDML WG) of the International Mathematical Union’s Committee on Electronic Information and Communication (IMU CEIC). The GDML WG was appointed, following ICM 2014 in Seoul, to pursue goals outlined in the report Developing a 21st Century Global Library for Mathematics from the National Research Council of the National Academies of the USA. A summary of its findings can be found here and also in the arXiv.

It was intended that IMKT be created as an independent non-profit organization. Specifically, it is:

to be dedicated to increasing both the quantity and quality of mathematical knowledge accessible to the mathematical community,
to enhance the depth of semantic representation and integration of this knowledge,
and to facilitate high quality open information services based on the knowledge represented.

The linked document, Charter of the IMKT, should still be viewed as a provisional document until endorsed by the completed Board of Governors and all Members.

Bylaws

A set of bylaws has yet to be adopted by the Board of Governors.

Board of Governors

The initial board consisted of four members, which was as required by the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act to constitute the legal entity of the IMKT. It was later expanded to eight. The full Board of Governors is expected to have nine members.